Elizabeth von Arnim

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Elizabeth von Arnim

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born
in New Zealand
August 31, 1866

died
February 09, 1941

gender
female

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Elizabeth, Countess Russell, was a British novelist and, through marriage, a member of the German nobility, known as Mary Annette Gräfin von Arnim.
Born Mary Annette Beauchamp in New Zealand while her family resided in Sydney, Australia, she was raised in England and in 1891 married Count Henning August von Arnim, a Prussian aristocrat, and the great-great-great-grandson of King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia. By this marriage she became known as Elizabeth Gräfin von Arnim.
She had met von Arnim during an Italian tour with her father. They married in London but lived in Berlin and eventually moved to the countryside where, in Nassenheide, Pomerania, the von Arnims had their family estate. The couple had five children, four daughters and a son...more


Average rating: 3.93 · 5,535 ratings · 1,044 reviews · 28 distinct works · Similar authors
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 4,033 ratings — published 1922 — 86 editions
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Vera
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Mr Skeffington
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1940 — 7 editions
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Love
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The Adventures of Elizabeth...
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All the Dogs of My Life
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1936 — 7 editions
Christopher And Columbus
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1919 — 13 editions
More books by Elizabeth von Arnim…
“What a blessing it is to love books.”
Elizabeth von Arnim, The Solitary Summer

“But it is impossible, I find, to tidy books without ending by sitting on the floor in the middle of a great untidiness and reading.”
Elizabeth von Arnim, In the Mountains

“I want to be as idle as I can, so that my soul may have time to grow.”
Elizabeth von Arnim, The Solitary Summer

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